solah

English

Etymology

From Urdu سلا‎ (solā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsəʊlə/

Noun

solah (countable and uncountable, plural solahs)

  1. Alternative form of shola (“the plant Aeschynomene aspera”)
    • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 93:
      he descended in a new khaki suit—tight fitting—of a delicate olive-green; a peacock-blue tie, white collar, and a snowy white solah helmet.

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